Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

competed at the

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, Quebec, Canada. 80 competitors, 73 men and 7 women, took part in 74 events in 12 sports.

Medalists

Bronze

Orlando Maldonado Orlando Maldonado (born May 21, 1959 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1984, challenging for the WBC super flyweight title in 1983. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal in th ...

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, Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Archery

In the second time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man and one woman. Maria Medina came in last place in the women's competition even as Edgardo Berdeguer beat considerably the 55th-place finish Puerto Rico's only archer in 1972 earned. Women's Individual Competition: * Maria Medina – 1993 points (→ 27th place) Men's Individual Competition: * Edgardo Berdeguer – 2200 points (→ 31st place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres * Jorge Ortiz :* Heat — 1:51.38 (→ did not advance) Men's 4x400 metres Relay * Pedro Ferrer, Iván Mangual, Julio Ferrer, and Jorge Ortiz :* Heat — 3:06.08 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m Hurdles * Julio Ferrer :* Heats — 52.45s :* Semi Final — 51.04s (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * José de Jesus — 2:19:34 (→ 23rd place) * Víctor Serrano — 2:34:59 (→ 53rd place)

Basketball

;Men's team competition *Preliminary round (group B): :* Lost to Yugoslavia (63-84) :* Lost to United States (94-95) :* Lost to Czechoslovakia (83-89) :* Lost to Italy (81-95) :* Defeated Egypt (20-0) bb. *Classification Matches: :* 9th/11th place: Defeated Japan (111-91) :* 9th/10th place: Defeated Mexico (89-84) → Ninth place *Team roster :*

Butch Lee Alfred "Butch" Lee Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player. Lee was the first Puerto Rican and first Latin American-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), accomplishing thi ...

:* Michael Vicens :*

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:* Luis Brignoni :* Rubén Rodríguez :* Roberto Alvarez :*

Héctor Blondet Hector "El Mago" Blondet-Texidor (May 12, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City – September 9, 2006 in Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who in the 1970s played with the "Cardenales de Rio Piedras" and the "Capitanes de Ar ...

Jimmy Thordsen Jimmy Thordsen (born 23 July 1948) is a former Puerto Rican basketball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cu ...

Mariano Ortíz Mariano Ortiz Marrero (25 July 1944 – 16 April 2022) was a Puerto Rican basketball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Ortiz was born in Toa Baja on 25 July 1944. He died ...

Teófilo Cruz Teófilo "Teo" Cruz Downs (January 8, 1942 – August 30, 2005) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. After playing college basketball, Cruz played in Puerto Rico's top-level league, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with C ...

Raymond Dalmau Raymond Dalmau Pérez (born October 27, 1948) is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player and coach. Dalmau played in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top tier basketball league in the country, for 20 seasons with the Pir ...

:* Earl Brown *Head coach:

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Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) *

→ Bronze Medal :* First Round – Defeated

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(ZAM), walk-over :* Second Round – Defeated

Brendan Dunne Brendan Dunne (born 5 July 1955) is an Irish Olympic boxer. He became the first light-flyweight boxer to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games when he competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He won his first match against Noboru Uchi ...

(IRL), KO-1 :* Quarterfinals – Defeated

Héctor Patri Héctor Luis Patri (born 12 December 1956) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1994, challenging for the International Boxing Federation, IBF light flyweight title in 1991. As an amateur, he represented his country ...

(ARG), 5:0 :* Semifinals – Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), 0:5 Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Julio Guzman Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * Alejandro Silva Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) * Carlos Calderon Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) *

Roberto Andino Roberto Andino (born October 4, 1956) is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's lightweight division (– 60 kg). He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada. Andino captured ...

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) *

Ismael Martínez Ismael Martínez (born 27 May 1956) is a Puerto Rican boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight, men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he defeat ...

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) * Carlos Santos Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg) * Wilfredo Guzman Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) * Carlos Betancourt Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * José Rosa

Equestrianism

Fencing

Four fencers, three men and one woman, represented Puerto Rico in 1976. ; Men's foil * José Samalot ; Men's épée * Gilberto Peña * Rubén Hernández ; Women's foil * Dinorah Enríquez

Judo

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 metres Freestyle * Fernando Cañales Men's 200 metres Freestyle * Francisco Cañales Men's 400 metres Freestyle * Francisco Cañales Men's 100 metres Backstroke * Carlos Berrocal Men's 200 metres Backstroke * Carlos Berrocal Men's 100 metres Breaststroke * Carlos Nazario Men's 200 metres Breaststroke * Orlando Catinchi * Carlos Nazario Men's 100 metres Butterfly *

Arnaldo Pérez Arnaldo Pérez (born October 28, 1958) is a former Butterfly swimming, butterfly and freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, aged sevente ...

* John Daly Men's 200 metres Butterfly * John Daly Men's 400 metres Individual Medley * José-Ricardo de Jesús Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay * Fernando Cañales * José-Ricardo de Jesús *

* Francisco Cañales Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay * Carlos Berrocal * Carlos Nazario * John Daly * Fernando Cañales
Women's 100 metres Freestyle *

Jane Fayer Jane Fayer (born 29 November 1958) is a Puerto Rican former swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters i ...

Women's 200 metres Freestyle *

Women's 400 metres Freestyle * Diana Hatler Women's 800 metres Freestyle * Diana Hatler Women's 100 metres Breaststroke *

Angela López Angela López (born 2 December 1955) is a Puerto Rican former swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters ...

Women's 200 metres Breaststroke *

Women's 100 metres Butterfly *

María Mock María Mock (born 7 October 1957) is a Puerto Rican former swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters in ...

Women's 200 metres Butterfly *

Women's 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay * Diana Hatler *

Women's 4×100 metres Medley Relay * Diana Hatler *

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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